Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Looking at the April Schedule
The Baltimore Orioles will begin their 2013 season Tuesday in Tampa Bay. Here are some things to note, and thoughts, as we look at the April schedule. 1) During April, the Orioles will play 27 games (17% of the 162 game schedule). 2) In 2012, Baltimore was 47-34 at...
2013 Projections: Nolan Reimold
In December 2011, I wrote the following: "Reimold is a personal favorite. He plays the game correctly. He runs out every ball, I love his combination of power and plate discipline. He has good athleticism. He’s had 741 Major League at-bats, and has had 33 doubles, 31...
The Baltimore Orioles are predicted to finish…
The staff of Baseball Prospectus released their Pre-Season Predictions and you can see by the chart below that there was just one person who believes the Baltimore Orioles will win the division this season and a small handful of others that believe they won’t finish...
Opening Day MLB Power Rankings
We are just one short day away from Opening Day for Major League Baseball. The games count for real on Sunday, March 31st, when the Texas Rangers travel a little further south to take on the Houston Astros who are making their American League debut against their...
2013 Projections: Pedro Strop
Obtained in late 2011 from the Texas Rangers as the player to be named later in the Mike Gonzalez trade, Pedro Strop was an important cog in the Baltimore Orioles excellent 2012 bullpen. However, a poor September had O's Manager Buck Showalter showing some reluctance...
Replacing Wilson Betemit
Say what you want about Wilson Betemit, but the reality is that he served an important purpose for the O's in 2012. Betemit was also expected to play a small, but pivotal role for the 2013 Orioles. Specifically, he would be the Left-handed side of a DH platoon, while...
Bird Talk – Episode 21
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about the battle for the fifth spot in the Baltimore Orioles rotation that's been ongoing all spring, get into specifics about the Wilson Betemit injury, what will happen with the bench now that Betemit is out for a while,...
The Baltimore Orioles Offensive Efficiency
The goal of any offense in baseball is to score runs and make sure that you score more than your opponent, that much is a given. Even though we often discount RBI as a useful measure of individual player performance because it’s more a matter of opportunity than...